Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01

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M~f,~ ~ laid his case before
N&EAA AM the land commits
MHE&sSNM sioner, filing the ap
RiXSXMS@ plcation (with
MSz5XM forced indorse-
7J% Il ments) to Governor
~ Micheltorena, and
RosooMhoN. alleging that the
original grant was destroyed by fire. And
vhy7
1t seemed there was a limit to Miss Car
mems initiative talent. Admirable as it was,
it did not reach to the reproduction of that
official seal, which would have been a neces
sary appendage to ths governors grant. But
there were letters written on stamped paper
by Governor Micheltorena to himself, Gar
cia, and to Miguel, and to Miguels father, all
Of which were duly signed by the sign manual
and rubric of Mrs. Governor Micheltorena
Carmen de Haro. And then there was
"parop evidence, and plenty of it.; witnesses
who remembered everything about it
namely, Manuel, Miguel and the all-recollect
ing De Haro; here were details, poetical and
suggestive; and Dame Quicklyish, as when
his late excellency, sitting not "by sea-coal
fire." but with aguardiente and cigarros had
sworn to him, the ex-ecclesiastical Miguel.
that he should grant, and had granted,
Garcia's request. There were clouds
of witnesses, conversations, letters and
records glib and pat to the oc.
casion. In BRIEF there was nothing
wanted but the seal of his excellency. The only
copy of that was in the possession of rival
school of renaissant art and the restoration Of
antiques, then doing business before the land
commission.
And yet the claim was rejectedi Having
lately recommended two separate claimants
to patent for the same land the land COM
mission became cautious and conservative
Roscommon was at first astounded, then
indignant, and then warlike-he was for an
@appale to onstl"
With the readers previous knowledge OF
Roscommon's disposition this may seem
somewhat inconsistent, but there are certain
natures to whom litigation has all the excite
ment Of gambling, and it should be borne in
mind that this was his first lawsuit. So that
his lawyer, Mr.. Saponaceous Wood, found
him in that belligerent mood to which coun
sci are obliged to hypocritically bring all the
sophistries of their profession. "Of course you
have your right toan appeal, but calm your.
self, my dear sir, and consider. The case was
presented strongly, the evidence overwhelm-
ing on our side, but we happened to be fight
ing previous decisions of the land commission
that had brought them into trouble; so that
If Micheltorena had himself appeared in
nsryko Nd GnJ ko \ &, -s~xs..
grant, it would have made no difference-nc
Spanish grant had show then, nor will II
have for the next six months You see, my
dear sir, the government sent out one Of its
big Washington lawyers to look into this
business, and he reported frauds, sir, frauds,
in majority Of the Spanish claims And
why, sir9 whya He was bought, sir, bought
body and soul-by the ringl"
"And fwhots the ring7" asked his client
sharply.
'The ring is-ahemi combination Of un-
principled but wealthy persons to defeat the
ends Of Justice"
"And sure, fwhots the ring to do wild me
grant as that thaving Mexican gave me az
the collatherals for the board he was owin'
me! En- mind that now!"
1.-THE ring, my dear sir, is the other side.
It is-aheml always the other side"
"And why the divel haven't we ring. tool
And amt payin' ye five hundred dollars
and the divel Of ring ye have, at all, at all.
Fwhot am payin' ye fur, ehf'
"That q judicious expenditure Of money!"
began Mr.. Wood, ''outside Of actual disburse-
ments, may not be Of infinite service to you
I am not prepared to deny-but-"
"Look ye, Mr. sappy Wood, it's the 'appale'
want, and the grant I'll have, more betoken
as the old woman's har-rut and me own is set
on it entoirely. Get me the land and III give
ye the half of it-and it's a bargainl"
"But, my dear sir, there are some rules in
our profession-technical though they may
be-"
"The divel fly away wild yer profession.
Sure is it better nor me owni II I've risked
me provisions and me whisky, that cost me
solid goold in Frisco, on that thafe Garcia's
claim, bedad the loikes of ye can risk yer
law"
"Wen," said Wood, with an awkward
smile, II suppose that deed for one half, on
the consideration Of friendship, my dear sir,
and dollar in hand paid by me, might be
reconcilable."
"Now it's talkin' ye are. But whose the
felly we're foighten, that's got the rings"
"Ah, my dear sir, it's the United States"
said the lawyer with gravity.
"The statesl the government is itl And
is't that ye're afeared of Sure it's the gov
ernment that fought in me own counthree,
it was the government that druv me to Amer.
ky, and is it now that I'm goin' back on me
principles"
"Your political sentiments do you great
credit" began Mr.. Wood.
"But fwhot's the government to do wid the
appaleT
"The government" said Mr.. Wood signiA-
cantly, will be represented by the district
attorney."
Sand who's the spalpeen"
ut is rumored" said MrA Wood slowly,
~hat new one is to be appointed. I, my.
self, have had some ambition that way"
Ills client bent pair Of cunning but not
overwise gray eyes on his American lawyer.
But he only said, aye have, chr
Eyes, said Wood, answering the look boldly,
"and If had the support of number Of your
prominent countrymen, who are SO powerful
with all parties-men like you, my dear Gir
--why, think you might In time becomes .
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